Whitney Smith
will now serve as UMBC Athletics' assistant director for marketing
and promotions.

Smith joined
the recreation and physical education staff as the coordinator of
club sports in September 2012. She spent the
previous two summers as an intern with UMBC Athletics, serving as
an activities coordinator of the summer day camp. Smith helped plan
daily programs and trained counselors for physical education
activities.

Prior to her
time with the Retrievers, Smith served as a graduate assistant
coach for the Ithaca College women’s basketball team. Her
responsibilities for the Empire 8 champions included film breakdown
and individual training sessions.

Smith
graduated in 2011 from the College at Brockport with a
bachelor’s degree in sports management and earned a New York
state certification in physical education. In 2012, Smith graduated
from Ithaca College with a Master’s of Science degree in
sports management.

While at
Brockport, Smith was a member of the women's basketball team, where
she was a two-time Second Team All-Conference player and a
1,000-point scorer. During that time she also gained experience,
interning at the University of Rochester in the spring of 2010,
assisting in event management and day-to-day operations at Goergen
Athletic Facility, and completed a stint at the Eastside Family
YMCA of Rochester.